c. Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work

This part of the case study follows from what has just been said about evaluation of resources. If a piece of software, a World Wide Web site or a dedicated piece of courseware can be used for more than one group of learners or across more than one area of work, it follows that it is more valuable to you in your work.

In the case study, the teacher found the sound and pictures useful for her year ten group, but also for other (younger) groups with whom she wanted to look at sound and image. She also found the web sites, and images integrated into her worksheets and the video material useful in the generation of project coursework where she wanted to consider a range of media more widely.

In your case, the worksheet obviously has a range of applications beyond simply thinking about timbre. The material could be dedicated to development of skills of writing about music, as well as taking other approaches to the sounds of instruments. In your consideration of the question of adaptation, you should think only of adapting the worksheet material - this will make the exercise more realistic. Most of the time when you use an ICT resource - say, in the use of a CD encyclopedia or a dedicated piece of courseware - you will find that you have to bend it a little to make it more widely useful.

With this in mind, think about how you would complete the grid on the following page, and discuss it with your mentor.

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